Shree Mata Co-Op Credit Society Ltd., v. Shri.Ashok Bhimrayappa Patil
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench; CRL.A No. 100051 of 2017; decided 20-03-2025 by Justice Shivashankar Amaranavar. Appellant: Shree Mata Co-op Credit Society Ltd., Belagavi (counsel Ranjeet M. Pawar, absent); Respondent: Ashok Bhimrayappa Patil (counsel Jagadish Patil, absent). Challenge to acquittal dated 26.09.2016 by Prl. Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Belgaum, in C.C.No.2455/2010 under S.378(4) Cr.P.C. for offence under S.138 Negotiable Instruments Act. Outcome: appeal dismissed for non-prosecution; no merits adjudication; no costs or quantum awarded. No precedents cited or discussed.
What did the court decide?
The Court found that the appellant was not interested in prosecuting the appeal, learned counsel for the appellant being absent at the final hearing and also on 29.05.2024 and 18.06.2024. ¶24